We were lucky enough to partner with Pepper - Your Business BFF on this promotional video for SMART Options Inc.
Smart Options is a government funded supportive employment agency that supports employers in hiring job seekers with developmental disabilities.
While it was great to partner with our friends at Pepper and promote such a wonderful local organization, the best part of this project by far was getting to know Vince and telling his inspiring story.
This promo video is part of a series we are working on with Tournament Capital Strength & Conditioning.
The TCSC Youth Fitness Program is designed to introduce kids to the gym and improving their fitness early on, to ensure they have the tools to stay fit and healthy into adulthood.
The main goal of this this video was to capture the happiness of the kids training, but if I'm being honest there wasn't a lot of smiling going on during the workouts . However, the smiles that followed when they finished their workout, shattered a PR, or completed an exercise they previously weren't able to do were definitely worth capturing!
We create several recruitment videos for BC businesses each year, and our main goal is to make viewers feel as though they want to work for the company (even if it's not part of the industry they currently work in!). How do we do this? We start by collecting genuine stories from real employees, who are passionate about what they do.
Creating this recruitment video for Acres Enterprises Ltd. was a truly fun experience. Not only do we love working with the Acres team, we also got the chance to capture b-roll on a live construction site! There's so much going on on-site that makes for great b-roll, AND we were able to get some really nice aerials of a building being constructed by Acres in Merritt (we all know I love the chance to fly my drone!).
Everyone we spoke to seemed to really love working for this company, and we think it really shows in the video. If this doesn't make you want to work for Acres, I don't know what will!
So far, we've shared the soccer, multi-sport, slo-pitch and baseball videos created as part of the ‘Return to Sport’ Campaign, and now - we FINALLY add Hockey to the series!!
Return to Sport is a project we've been working on with Tourism Kamloops and the City of Kamloops to welcome both athletes and spectators back to Canada's Tournament Capital
Believe me sports tourists - Kamloops can't WAIT to have you back!
To our healthcare workers, the heartbeat of our community.
Your hard work, your tireless efforts, your willingness to show up day after day to put others before yourselves…it does not go unnoticed and is appreciated beyond measure. We owe you more than we can fathom, and we cannot overcome this pandemic without you.
Thank you, for putting the lives of others before your own, and for persevering even when you are exhausted and feel you have nothing left to give. You are the true meaning of heroes.
Not only did we have the pleasure of collaborating with Fresh Inc. on this promo video for Morelli Chertkow LLP - it was also such a pleasure to work with the lawyers and staff at Morelli. You can tell by talking to anyone who is part of this firm, that they have so much vested interest and passion for this company and the areas of law they specialize in.
This was my first time creating a series of videos for a law firm and I learned so much about the industry, which is truly what I love about my job! I am constantly working with new businesses and getting to know the ins and outs of different industries, which is the exact reason I became a videographer.
Meet Haley, Kamloops Resident and Urban Systems Ltd. employee.
When Haley began working from the office again in June of 2020, she made the decision to start taking public transit to and from work - it was free at the time, so why not try it out?!
Turns out, she loves it! Not only is she saving around $2,000 a year not paying for parking and gas for her commute, she has also made great connections while strolling through her neighbourhood and with the drivers on her route. Plus, the spare time while riding the bus allows her some downtime to relax and catch up on her digital life.
This video is part of a series we’ve been working on with BC Transit and City of Kamloops, as a means of encouraging the Kamloops community to take public transit and view it in a new, more positive light.
Meet Mel (what a Gem!)
Mel lives with a rare genetic condition known as Retinitis Pigmentosa, so he only has between 2-5% eyesight. Despite this, he volunteers at the Mount Paul Community Food Centre several times a week, helping the staff to prepare food and meals for members of the Kamloops community who need them most. Public transit allows Mel the ability to travel to and from this volunteer position on his own, providing him with invaluable freedom and independence.
Mel’s story is just one of a series of videos we are working on for the ‘Stories of Transit’ project with the City of Kamloops and BC Transit - a campaign which we hope will encourage the Kamloops community to look at public transit in a new/positive light, and hopefully integrate it into their own lives, as a means of traveling around the city
We've shared the soccer, multi-sport and slo-pitch videos created as part of the Return to Sport Campaign, and now we're adding baseball to the series!!!
Return to Sport is a project we've been working on with Tourism Kamloops and the City of Kamloops to welcome both athletes and spectators back to Canada's Tournament Capital
Up next - hockey! #staytuned
We've shared the Soccer and Compilation Sport videos as part of the Return to Sport Campaign, and now we're adding the slo-pitch video to the series!!!
Return to Sport is a project we have been working on with Tourism Kamloops and the City of Kamloops to welcome both athletes and spectators back to Canada's Tournament Capital
#staytuned - we'll be featuring more vignettes soon!
Sport is starting to return, and we can tell you with 100% certainty that the City of Kamloops and Tourism Kamloops can't wait to welcome you back to the Tournament Capital! How do we know? We had the pleasure of working with both of these organizations, along with various local sports teams and athletes to create the Return to Sport campaign.
With a variety of venues and facilities, and an athletic culture strong enough to withstand the pandemic, Kamloops is ready when you are.
We love working with our friends at the BC Wildlife Park for so many reasons, but these are our top two:
1) We are animal lovers
2) We are passionate about showcasing the importance of these programs and the education they provide
As a filmmaker, something I've personally really struggled with over the past year is capturing people with masks on. While masks were imperative for the safety of our community, it is very challenging to capture emotions when the majority of someone's face is covered.
BUT - we are working on more videos with the BC Wildlife Park and we can't wait to film full faces, spend more time with the animals, and share the videos with you!
Thank you so much to everyone who nominated and voted for us in the KamloopsNow Best of Kamloops 2021. We are so honoured to have achieved the Gold Award for Best Wedding Videographer!
There are no words powerful enough to thank our incredible clients, friends and family members, who support us year after year, and encourage and inspire us to keep capturing and creating beautiful love stories for our couples
Return to Sport is a project we have been working on with Tourism Kamloops and City of Kamloops to welcome both athletes and spectators back to Canada's Tournament Capital, as soon as it is safe to do so.
#staytuned - we'll be featuring more vignettes soon!
Trigger Warning: This video contains graphic scenes depicting alcohol and drug use, which may be traumatic for some viewers.
Holly Alec's story is the second of two films we created for St'at'imc Outreach Health Services in conjunction with the Lillooet Tribal Council. The purpose of this project is to educate and inform young people about the possible causes and dangers associated with drug and alcohol addiction.
We are in awe of the courage and strength Holly Alec exhibited while sharing her story for this project. Telling one’s personal story is never easy, especially when it involves revisiting traumatic events or memories from the past. We are so proud of Holly for putting herself in this vulnerable position, because ultimately her story may help or possibly save someone’s life.
"Something didn't quite seem right, and I ended up at the hospital in Merritt at 32 weeks pregnant. While I was there, my water broke..."
This is the #gratefulpatient story of Marcy Garcia, who's high-risk pregnancy and premature labour brought the RIH Neonatal Team all the way from Kamloops to Merritt and back, in order to ensure the safe delivery of her son Chase. You may also recognize Marcy and baby Chase from the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation 'Together We Rise' campaign video we shared recently.
Thank you to all the staff at Royal Inland Hospital and BC Ambulance Service, who assisted Marcy in bringing baby Chase into this world safely and soundly #healthcareheroes
"Ribs 1-8 are broken in 3 places or more, 3-7 are broken in 2 places or more, you've got a punctured lung and a broken sternum - we're going to have to send you over to RIH."
These are some of the injuries that brought Russ Hobbs to the ICU at Royal Inland Hospital. You may recognize Russ in this video, as he also features in the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation 'Together We Rise' campaign video we shared recently. This film dives further into his grateful patient story.
To Nurses Everywhere - National Nursing Week is over, but we see your hard work and dedication to our community all year long, and we appreciate you beyond measure. Thank you for all that you do.
Congratulations Sherri & Szachary, for not letting the pesky covid restrictions stand in the way of celebrating their incredible love for one another. Thank you for trusting us to capture all the magic!
Thank you to these local vendors:
Ceremony venue: St. Andrews On The Square
Hair & Photography: Beauty in the RAW
Florals: The Occasion Treasure Box
A few weeks ago we shared some behind the scenes content from a project we’ve been working on with the Royal Inland Hospital Foundation - and here it is! This video is part of the RIH Foundation 'Together We Rise' campaign, in support of the hospital's new patient care tower.
An interesting element to this video is the fact we used real patients and healthcare workers, rather than actors. In addition, we’ve created short films about two of the patients featured in this video, and we’ll be sharing their stories with you over the coming weeks, so stay tuned!
Happy #earthday
The City of Kamloops Wastewater Treatment plant receives enough wastewater to fill 12 Olympic size swimming pools every day. The water is treated and reclaimed in our city’s state of the art facility and used for non-food crop irrigation, golf course irrigation and wildfire suppression.
This video we worked on with the City a few years ago, outlines the whole process from start to finish!